The sun. [volume] (Morris, Stevens County, Minn.) 1882-1895, 1887-02-10
Tho Majority San.

In reply to the question, Can every
hensekeeper study Latfhf" the answer
Is an emphatic "No!" BIT not always
because that housekeeper has not
time. but for the very reason that she
has no inclination to spend some
chance leisure five minutes in reading
of any higher grade than the average
serial of the average weekly newspa-
per. OF what use can it be to pro-
pose the study of language to such!
Not one woman in twenty, and the
per cent. is no doubt smaller. who
cares a fig whether Alexander lived
before or after Christ. what was the
government OF Rome at the time of
Cesar, or if Homer was an Egyptian,
Ph9necian or Greek poet. by far
the greater number would ut once
ask how such knowledge would aid
them in preparing a good dinner. per.
fectly canning delicious fruit, making
marketable butter, cheese, ETC.. etc.
But. and great the pity! it is not
always the woman who has no high
intellectual cravings who marries the
poor farmer or hard. working country
merchant. Once in u while-not very
often, thank the Lork!-a girl with
never to be satisfied brain,
does fall in love with and considers it
her duty to wed man who for many
years, perhaps all their lives, will DO
unable to earn more than enough
to keep their bodies nourished and
clothed, and to give the children but
4 msagre education. To those women
the writer's sympathy goes out, and
and if she can give any ideas that will
be helpful to these striving hearts, it
will give her much happiness.
A mother who is Of literary tastes.
doing the sewing and homework. ex.
cepting the washing. for a family Of
eight, four Of whom ara young chill
drsn, the other day revealed glimpse
Of her method. She said:
II have each days duties with the
time for their accomplishment writ
ten out the night before. Without
this strict observance OF system
could do nothing. always plan to
find two hours out of the twenty-four |
to give to study or solid reading; the
truth is, however, that often have
more than the allotted time for such |
work, for l believe in the plan of
a book in all sorts Of places
where one is likely to have moment
when the mind is not required upon
the work in hand. ITO illustrate" she
Il have conveniently
tilted rack over my kitchen sink
where at present lies a volume of
Wordsworth; upon my dresser
the Bible and latest magazine are
companons; the time spent upon ones
hair is 50 precious, you know" she
added. "Then in my sewing, after
the cutting and fitting are done, it Is
plain sailing for memorizing anything.
Even in the aby-basket you will find
"children's training" she concluded,
laughingly.
She is one of the noblest of Gods
creatures. Yet no doubt there are
many like her. She is an earnest
worker in two literary clubs that are
celebrated, in town Of thirty thous-
and souls, for the labor they exact
from members. Further, this woman
never rocks the babies, but il 80 wise
and careful in their diet and training
that they are seldom i'll or trouble.
some. She makes no run-across.the.
street-to.sse notwithstanding Wis.,
its. She patiently bears much CEN
sure from said neighbor for her "se.
clusivenesss." Yet she is one of the
first to offer aid in sickness or trouble,
and is lacking in no Christian virtue.
A young friend living in Chicago
regretted she was obliged to waste so
much time with her baby carriage
"street walking" she called it, but
she realized baby needed tho fresh
air, and as she could not afford the
expence of a nurse, she herself took
him twice day in pleasant weather
out upon the pavement. She finally
contrived a shelf which was fastened
to the carriage in = manner that it
held an outspread book, and thus by
ingenuity and perseverance has &C.
quired an ability to Judge the merits
OF French literature.